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left a function at which he had to take the chair . He had known the W . M . for some considerable time , and it was , therefore , a great pleasure to see him at the head of that lodge . If all the good things that had been said were true , and he was sure they were , he had lost a magnificent banquet , which was a further reason for regretting his absence at an earlier period . He wished the W . M . and

brethren every success . The Worshipful Master then submitted "The Past Masters , Treasurer , and Secretary , " and said the P . M . 's had performed their duties well in the lodge , to the Masonic Institutions , and the brethren generally . He would call upon Bro . Green , sen ., P . M ., to reply . He must detain them by alluding to their old friend Bro . Valeriani , P . M .,

Sec , whose name he also coupled , and who was responsible for inducing him to accept the dignity of the chair . There was no brother to whom the success of the lodge was due than to Bro . Valeriani , for he was indispensable to the lodge , and he hoped he would remain with them for many years to assist them as in the past . Bro . Green , P . M ., having responded , Bro . E . Valeriani ,

P . M . Sec , replied , and said that whether or not one half the compliments paid him by the W . M . were deserved , he had done his best to do his duty to the lodge . He was one of the oldest of their little family . He had not heedlessly induced his friend Bro . Gros to come forward , but that brother was bashful , and it was the proudest moment of his Masonic life that Bro . Gros had thought sufficient of the

lodge to accept the position of its Worshipful Master . He had done his best for the lodge , and whether he had succeeded or not , he had satisfied his conscience . He had been pleased to work for the lodge , for every member was a Mason heart and soul . He had occupied the post of Secretary for three or four years , but if they found him going from his duty they were to remind him of the fact ,

and he would redouble his efforts to afford them satisfaction . " The Officers " was given , and replied to by the S . W ., after which the Tyler's toast closed the proceedings . It is unnecessary to state that with Bro . Tito Mattei , Org ., at the grand piano , the music was an exceptional treat to the brethren , and assisted by Bros . Alsepti and W . T . Graves , an excellent programme was carried out .

Farringdon Without Lodge ( No . 1745 ) . — This civic lodge met , after the summer recess , at the Viaduct Hotel , Holborn , on the 29 th ult . Among those in attendance were Bros . E . Schultz , P . M ., acting W . M . ; Phillips , P . M . 19 S 6 , acting S . W . ; Nelson Prower , M . A ., f . W . j H . J . Lardner , P . P . G . D . C , P . M ., Treas . ; W . H . Jackson , ' P . M ., Sec . ; F . Kent , P . M . 177 , S . D . ; N . P .

Lardner , J . D . ; H . Herbert , I . G . ; Dr . E . Lott , P . G . O ., Hon . Org . ; C . Bachoffner , Stwd . ; Captain T . C Walls , P . P . G . W ., P . M ., D . C ; E . Mallett , P . M . 141 , Tyler ; Joseph Young , P . M . ; Thomas Simpson , P . M . ; George Herbert , P . M . ; and others . Among the visitors were Bros . Acworth , P . P . G . D . C . Middx ., and Harvey . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and

confirmed . Bro . A . E . Salt was ably passed to the Second Degree . The ballot was then taken on behalf of Mr . Sydney Shapcott , and it proving to be unanimous , he was impressively initiated into Craft mysteries . The I . P . M . 's working left but little to be desired . Communications from absent members having been read , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet .

The acting W . M . made an excellent Chairman , his speeches being brief and pertinent . During the evening an interesting event took place—the presentation of a massive and handsome timepiece to Bro . N . P . Lardner , J . D . It bore an inscription to the effect that it was presented by the members of the Farringdon Without Lodge to Bro . N . P . Lardner on his marriage .

The I . P . M ., in making the presentation in the name of the lodge , trusted that Bro . Lardner would live for many years to treasure the gift as a souvenir of No . 1745 , ana that his marriage would be crowned with every happiness . The recipient in a few feeling and modest words acknowledged the compliment that had been paid to him and his wife .

During the evening Bros . Dr . Lott , G . Herbert , J . Young , N . P . Lardner , S . Shapcott , and others instrumentally and vocally entertained the brethren . St . Leonard Lodge ( No . 1766 ) . —The October meeting of this lodge was held at the Shoreditch Town Hall on Wednesday , the tst inst . Bro . H . J . Thrower , W . M ., presided , and the lodge was in double mourning , viz ., for

the late Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , and Bro . E . Walker , a founder and Past Master of the lodge . The business included the passing of Bros . W . R . B . Dellar , L . Nehm , and O . W . Braine , and the initiation of Mr . J . L . Nurcoinbe . On the motion of Bro . L . Stean , P . M ., seconded by Bro . J . Funston , P . M ., it was unanimously resolved as follows : " That this meeting desires to

express to the widow and children of the late Enoch Walker , Esq ., a founder and Past Master of this lodge , its sincere sympathy and condolence in their bereavement and great loss . The deceased had with sage advice , generously and cheerfully rendered at all times , assisted the Past Masters and brethren in promoting the prosperity of the

lodge , and maintaining a spirit of Charity and fellowship . The brethren will long mourn the loss of their deceased Past Master and brother , who had deserved and gained their love and esteem . " It was further resolved that a copy of this resolution , neatly written and framed , be presented to the family of the deceased . The lodge was then closed .

QuatuorCoronati Lodge ( No . 2076 ) . —This lodge met at Freemasons' Hall on Friday , the 3 rd instant , when there were present Bros . R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., in the chair ; W . H . Rylands , P . G . S ., as l . P . M . ; W . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., S . W . ; J . Bodenham , P . A . G . D . C , as J . W . ; G . W . Speth , Sec ; Dr . W . Wynn Westcott , S . D . ; C . Kupferschrmdt , asJ . D . ; W . M . Williams Stwd .

, , as I . G . ; H . J . Whymper , and C . Purdon Clarke . Also the following members of the Correspondence Circle : Bros . A . Clark , S . Strasser , Colonel J . Mead , J . L . Holland , E . ' Jervis , R . Roy , G . W . Taylor , J . B . Cockburn , J . Stevens , F . W . Levander , J . Barnett , jun ., W . M . Graham , C . N .

Mclntyre North , F . VV . Driver , E . J . Barron , C B . Barnes H . Chintamon , H . L . Warner , C F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br . ; F . Weiss , and G . A . Rock . Visitors : Bros . E . Letchworth , P . G . D . ; C . R . Sayer , 1076 ; and F . H . Weiss , 1491 . Eleven lodges and 45 brethren , as follows , were admitted to the membership of the Correspondence Circle : District

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Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago ; St . George Lodge , No . 152 , and Zetland in the East Lodge , No . 50 S , of Singapore ; Perak J ubilee Lodge , No . 2225 , Taiping , Malay Peninsula ; Philanthropy Lodge , No . 542 , Maulmain , Burmah ; Gold Coast Lodge , No . 773 , Cape Coast ; St . Alban Lodge , No . 38 , Adelaide , South Australia ; Orient Lodge , No . 395 , Wilmington , North Carolina ;

Philanthropic Lodge , No . 107 ; St . John the Baptist Lodge , No . 39 ; and the Newcastle College of Rosicrucians ; Bros . Dr . J . Williams , 139 , Johannesburg ; J . M . Massey Hicks , S 53 , and R . Spring , 744 ( S . C ) , Johannesburg ; J . W . Coborn , W . M . 591 ( S . C ); C . F . Beaton , P . M . 140 , and A . Yockmonitz , of Kimberley ; C . A . Blackbeard , P . M . 1 S 32 ; G . Kilgour , P . M ., and A . S . Woolley , W . M ., of

1574 ; J- H . Cheetham , P . M . 733 , and Serg .-Major A . Waison , 733 , of Cape Coast ; R . Sewell , 4 65 , Bellary , India ; E . J . Khory , P . M . 1415 , and A . G . Derrick , W . M . 11 5 , of Singapore ; P . Sansom , Prov . G . W . South Australia , Adelaide ; C . C . Howard , Picton , Marlborough , New Zealand ; J . S . Allan , 617 , F . C York , 617 , and T . B . D . Fowler , W . M . 1025 , of Buenos Ayres ; R . M . Moore , Past

G . M . New Jersey , U . S . A ., Elizabeth , N . J . ; J . Hunt , 475 , Avondale , Pennsylvania ; ] . M . Sawm , 21 ; G . H . Kenyon , G . M . Rhode Island , Providence , R . I ., U . S . A . ; J . Isebree-Mcens , Kralingen , Holland ; J . Foulds , Prov . G . S . of W . L . W . Lanarkshire ; David Murray Lyon , G . Sec . Scotland ; D . D . Joseph , 237 ; G . J . MacKay , Prov . G . Sec . Cumberland and Westmorland ; B . G . Nichol , 1427 ; 1 . Patterson ,

P . M . 1372 ; R . H . Holme , 16 7 6 ; J . Binney , P . M . 139 ; T . W . A . Napier , W . M . 2132 ; J . E . Wordsworth , P . P . G . D ., Prov . G . T . ( R . A . ) West Yorks ; W . Douglas , W . M . 2 S 4 ; Dr . Balfour Cockburn , Past Dist . G . W . Gibraltar ; S . Vallent ' me , P . M . 1670 ; C . N . Mclntyre North , W . M . ' 559 ; J- M . Parsonson , 23 ; G . Everett , P . M . 177 ; W . Klein , P . M . 238 ; A . Clark , P . M . 2191 ; E . lessurun , 2191

S . L . McGregor Mathers , 195 ; and John Barnett , jun ., W . M . 2192 . This brings the total number of intrants up to 1012 . It was resolved "That individual members of the Correspondence Circle be allowed to commute their annual subscription and become life members on the payment in one sum of 12 years' subscription , and that corporate bodies be allowed to commute at 25 years' purchase . "

The petition of the local Correspondence Centre at Kimberley to hold meetings of a literary and archaeological nature under the name and sanction of the parent Societ y was granted . The annual election resulted in the unanimous choice of Bro . W . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., S . W ., as W . M . ; of Bro . Walter Besant , as Treasurer ; and of Bro . J . W . Freeman as Tyler for the ensuing year . The

usual illuminated certificate of having served the chair was voted to the retiring W . M ., Bro . Lieut .-Col . S . C . Pratt . Bro . VV . H . Rylands read a highly interesting memoir on " A forgotten rival of Freemasonry , " the Noble Order of Bucks , exhibiting a painting of their "Grand , " sketches of medals and jewels , and a MS . book of their constitutions and ritual , all of which , except the painting , will be reproduced in the printed " Transactions " of the lodge .

ChOUgh Lodge ( No . 2264 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on the 25 th ult ., at the City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , Bro . Walter B . Marcus , W . M ., presiding . There were also present the officers of the lodge and visitors Bros . W . J . Baker , 1 S 92 ; Charles J . Adamson , 1 S 04 ; H . Massey , 1 C 0 , 619 , 192 S ; Frank Williams , S . W . 101 ; W . G . Goode , W . M . 2096 ; G .

Doland H . Ward , J . W . 1 S 92 ; W . Hawkins , 16 77 ; C Chamberlain , 1 Sg 2 ; C . H . Cox , W . M . 1 S 39 ; J . Morgan , P . M . 342 ; John Culver , J . W . 1 S 39 ; George Gorben , 1673 ; F . A . Powell , P . M . 457 ; W . Price , J . D . 2 S ; F . Hurdle , 548 ; Walter Martin , P . M . S 79 ; G . Morand , 1351 ; Frederick Bevan , J . W . 1706 ; Jas . McCulloch , 645 ; Fred . Corbett , 1612 ; James Dickson , P . M . 1572

and W . T . Jay , 1614 . The W . M . raised Bro . W . T . Seaward to the Third Degree , after which Bro . Walter Martin presented to him Bro . George John Judge , S . W ., and W . M . elect , to receive at his hands the benefit of installation . Bro . Marcus then installed Bro . Judge , performing the work to perfection . The following brethren received the honour of

holding office under the W . M . for the ensuing year Bros . Charles Mussared , S . W . ; Ebenezer Pigo-ott , J W Walter B . Marcus , I . P . M ., Treas . ; J . W . Dewsnap Sec ; J . Turle Lee , Org . ; E . T . Edwards , jun ., S . D . ; T . W . Noad , J . D . ; S . Scherer , I . G . ; George S . Miller ' D . of C . ; W . C . Smith and Edward S . Miller , Stwds . ; and Bowler , T y ler . After the charges had been delivered

, the W . M . initiated Messrs . James Walton , Zephaniah Simpson , and Henry William Grylls . At the conclusion of the ceremony , which was admirably rendered , and in which all the officers were equally efficient , the W . M . presented an elegant Past Master ' sjewel to Bro . Marcus . The lodge was shortly afterwards closed , and a choice repast followed . The toasts of "The Queen and Craft" and "The

M . W . G . M . " having heen duly honoured , the W . M . in proposing " The Health of the Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Lathom , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " said he could not allow the opportunity to pass without saying how deeply all Masons lamented the death of the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro Grand Master . Not only in Masonry did the Earl of Carnarvon excel , but he

was an English gentleman in every respect . Bro . Marcus , [ . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M . " He said the brethren had been under his ( Bro . Marcus ' s ) guidance and direction for a whole year , and , in giving the toast to the brethren , he could recommend Bro Judge , a Mason of many years standing , a good old friend of his , as a W . M . who meant well in every position he

took . The brethren would at the end of Bro . Judge ' s year of office accord him a hearty vote of thanks for the manner in which his duties would have been discharged . Those duties would be discharged in a manner worthy of every Masterofthe Chough Lodge . A great many brethren knew him in connection with a musical society of which he was President last year , and in which he had been a leading

light for many years . The brethren when they elected him felt that he would do his duty in a conscientious way , and with that feeling , he ( Bro . Marcus ) had the greatest pleasure in proposing the W . M . 's health . The Worshipful Master , in reply , said it had always been

a very great p leasure indeed to him to be associated with Bro . Marcus in Masonry , more particularl y in respect of the Chough Lodge . Bro . Marcus and he first thought how very necessary it would be , how very pleasant and happy it would be , if they could form a lodge of many of their friends who worked on the square in the Chough Musical Society . They spoke to a few of those in that society whom

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they could rely upon , those who always worked in that society with love and harmony , never bearing even an approach to discord—which of course they never did in a musical society , more especiall y the Chough . Nine of the members—principally the Committee—took it into their heads to form the Chough Lodge , and Bro . Marcus took the lead in the matter . Bro . Edwards was chosen as the first W . M .,

and Bro . Marcus as the second . He ( Bro . Judge ) had the great honour and the privilege of taking the chair in succession to their good old friend , the Treasurer of the Chough Musical Society . He was , indeed , very proud at the way in which the vote for him was received at the last regular meeting . That evening would never be effaced from his memory , for all the members of the Chough Musical

Society , from the initiates that evening up to Bro . Edwards , were all jolly good fellows . He had never heard , and he did not suppose he ever should , a discordant note in the Chough Lodge . There might be difference of opinion in both the Musical Society and in the lodge . When there was , let it be well and completely threshed out—no discordant note , but always good fellowship . He had , and he

was sure he should have , the assistance of his officers during his year of office , as well as the co-operation of every member of the lodge , and he thanked the brethren once again for the manner in which they had received the toast . The Worshipful Master next proposed "The Health of the I . P . M ., " a brother whom they were all well acquainted with . The brethren of the lodge were very pleased to greet

Bro . Marcus on his return from Australia . Bro . Marcus had said he had done very little during his year of office , but he ( the W . M . ) thought he had done a very great deal . It was a pleasure for the officers of the lodge during his absence to work with love and harmony , so that when Bro . Marcus returned he should find the harmony which existed before he left still existing when he came back . The brethren had

recognised his great services to the lodge by voting him a beautiful jewel , which he ( the W . M . ) had had the pleasure of presenting to him in the lodge . Bro . Walter B . Marcus , l . P . M ., replying , said he was proud of the Chough brethren . They had , however , voted him a jewel when he felt he did not deserve it . Nevertheless , he was proud of them , and he thanked the W . M . for

the very kind remarks he had made concerning him . No doubt his qualities were a little over-drawn , but he could assure the brethren that his heart was entirely in the Chough Lodge , and anything he could do he would try to do for the interests of the lodge . He only hoped it would be a united lodge—no bickeringsand no unpleasantness—for such things kept a lodge down . Every member of the lodge should try

to give and take . The Worshipful Master next proposed "The Health of the Initiates , " of whom there were three that evening . There were not many lodges in or out of London of the size of the Chough Lodge , which had three initiates in one ni g ht , and certainly he thought it a great pleasure and privilege as W . M . to receive three such gentlemen in one

evening . They had that night mounted the first step of the ladder , which they would never forget , and he trusted they would be pleased that they had had the opportunity of joining the Craft . The members of the Chough Lodge would do all they possibly could to make them happy and comfortable until they had reached the top of the ladder ,

and nothing would be wanting as time progressed to make them good members of the Society . He would advise them to attend a lodge of instruction at every opportunity , and if they did so , when the W . M . of ^ the lodge gave them their first office they would find that the performance of the duties of that office would be no trouble to them .

Ihe Initiates having severally acknowledged the compliment , the W . M . then proposed "The Visitors , " whom he was happy to say the lodge was always glad to see , and to whom it gave a cordial welcome , the best hospitality they could afford , and a beautiful musical entertainment . Bros . Walter Martin , Morand , Cox , Goode , Powell , and Morgan responded .

The Worshipful Master , in proposing "The Past Masters , Treasurer , and Secretary , " said Bro . Edwards , the first Master of the lodge , was absent because he had been unwell for some time , but he was much better . He hoped to be with them at the next lodge meeting , on which occasion they would give him a hearty greeting , for he had done great things for the lodge . They all knew what the

Treasurer had done and would do . Another important name was the name of the Secretary . The Chough Lodge was very proud indeed of Bro . Dewsnap . In the past he had done much for the lodge , and in the future would continue to carry out the principles of Freemasonry as he had in other lodges . He was in touch with them , and would give them the keynote when it was necessary to put the

Chough Lodge in the foreground of lodges , They were proud of the services he had rendered to that lodge as its Secretary , and it was very gratifying to him ( the W . M . ) now to propose that toast , in which were included the names of such Masons as Bro . Marcus , the Treasurer , and Bro . Dewsnap , the Secretary . Bro . Marcus , I . P . M ., Treasurer , in responding , referred to

the illness of Bro . Edwards , which they very much regretted . He trusted he would soon recover and be among them again . He had been the first Master of the lodge , and ho ( Bro . Marcus ) wished to place on record the appreciation of the services by the brethren which Bro . Edwards had rendered to the lodge . He hoped Bro . Edwards' son , the Senior Deacon , would communicate to him his ( Bro .

Marcus ' s ) sincere thanks for the way in which he had conducted the affairs of the lodge during his absence . As Treasurer he hoped that at the end of next year they would show a big surplus . The toasts of "The Masonic Press" and "The Officers " were then given , and Bro . Mussared , S . W .,

responded for the latter . The Tyler ' s toast closed the proceedings . A charming musical entertainment was given between the toasts under the direction of Bro . Turle Lee , Organist ol the lodge , who was assisted by Bros . Fred . Bevan , A . Strugnell , C . Mussared , E . Piggott , W . B . Marcus , and J . A . Brown .

Cator Lodge ( No . 2266 ) . —The installation meeting of the above lod ge was held at the Railway Hotel , Beckenham , on Wednesday , the 17 th ult ., when there were present Bros . J . E . Fox , W . M . ; J . Hill , P . P . G . S . B , Surrey , l . P . M . ; Robert Charles Davis , S . W ., W . M . elect ;

E . Carpenter , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Carlton , Sec ; J . C Osterstock , S . D . ; C R . Scriven , J . D . ; L . V . D . Anley , I . G . ; R . C . Klyne , VV . Hewett , J . Newell , W . Lovelock , H . Medcalf , E . Ralli , F . A . Barton , H . Lino , and others . Visitors : Bros . W . Hocken , W . M . 1 S 15 : W . Baker ,